A certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the city secretary and/or the code enforcement official of city, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, including appendix chapters as listed below, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the code of the city for regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises in the city and providing for the issuance of permits for hazardous uses or operations; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Fire Code, 2018 edition, published by the International Code Council, on file in the office of the city are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in section 5.02.002 of this article.
Appendix
Title
Adopted Hereby
A
Board of Appeals
No. The city council shall act as the board of appeals.
B
Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings
Yes
C
Fire Hydrant Locations and Distributions
Yes
D
Fire Apparatus Access Roads
Yes
E
Hazard Categories
Yes
F
Hazard Banking
Yes
G
Cryogenic Fluids - Weight and Volume Equivalents
Yes
(Ordinance 2010-12 adopted 12/2/10; Ordinance 2019-03, sec. 2.1, adopted 6/20/19)
This article shall be effective both within the corporate city limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the city as they now exist or as may be defined by city council application of chapter 42 of the Texas Local Government Code and section 5, article I of the city’s charter.
(Ordinance 2010-12 adopted 12/2/10)